José Meolans

José Meolans
Meolans in 2012.
Personal information
Full nameJosé Martín Meolans
Nationality Argentina
Born (1978-06-22) 22 June 1978
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubAcademia Natacion Gabriel Taborin
River Plate[1]
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Hong Kong50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Moscow100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2006 Shanghai100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo Domingo[2]100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Winnipeg50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Winnipeg100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo Domingo50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo Domingo100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro[3]100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg100 m butterfly

José Martin Meolans (born 22 June 1978 in Córdoba) is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

A year later he won 100m freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games. Meolans, a member of the swimming team at the Club Atlético River Plate, is trained by Orlando Moccagatta. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

In the 24th International Championship held on 2006 in Porto, Portugal, he won two gold medals in freestyle: 50 metres (23.14 sec) and 100 (50.66 sec). He also finished third at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in 100 metre freestyle.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "José Meolans for River". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Swimming Results". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  3. ↑ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.